Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts
Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts (Belarusian: Беларускі дзяржаўны універсітэт культуры і мастацтваў Russian: Белорусский государственный университет культуры и искусств) is a state-owned institution of higher education in Minsk, Belarus.[1]
It was established in 1975 as the Belarusian Institute of Culture and reestablished as a university in 1993 and renamed into the "University of Culture and Arts" in 2004.[2] A Minsk Metro station "Institute of Culture" is named after it.
Rectors
- 1975-1976: Aleksandr Petrashkevich (Аляксандр Лявонцьевіч Петрашкевіч), Belarusian playwright (Ales Petrashevich)[3]
- 1992-?: Ядвіга Дамінікаўна Грыгаровіч[2]
- ?-present: Барыс Уладзіміравіч Святлоў [4]
Faculty and Curriculum
- Culturology and Socio-Cultural Work
- Traditional Belarussian Culture and Modern Art
- Music
- Information and Communication
Performing Arts Ensembles
- Folk Vocal-Choreographical Ensemble Valachobniki (Belarusian:Валачобнікі). Founded in 1979 under direction of Stanislau Drobysh.
- Folk Ensemble Gramnitsy (Belarusian:Грамніцы). Founded in 1993 by Uladzimir Zyanevich.
- Folk Choir Talaka (Belarusian:Талака). Founded in 1999 by Vyachaslay Kalatsey and Tatsyana Pladunova.
- Academic Choir Mara (Belarusian:Мара). Founded in 1975 by Yaugen Reutovich.
- Ensemble of Choreographic Faculty. Founded in 1995.
- Rock bands Accent and Kvinta. 1986-1991.
- Pop-Symphony Orchestra. Founded in 2000 by Viktar Valatkovich.
- String Quartet Arco. Founded in 2004 by Tatsyana Dzyajko.
- Folk Band Balamuty (Belarusian:Баламуты). Founded in 1995 by Valyancina Trambitskaya.
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